Hi,
The week end went by so fast, I hardly knew it was here. I have friends who still work, so the weekends are our time to get together.
We always make plans and then end up doing other things. But we do go out and do things.
I gardened alot, went to 3 quit shops and cleaned the pantry. Then took a bunch of stuff to the goodwill and just got rid of it.
Monday rolled around and I am going to go right to the studio and finish up some stuff.
You know how some people come into your life and you think well I'll be friends with this person for a long time, then after about 6 months it is gone and you have lost touch.... It seems to me like some people like to try you out like a new pair of pants, then just fade like smoke.... My true friends have been around for ever and the other people who come and go are now gone...
Well it is now 10:00 and I have to go up to the studio and get something done today.
Nancy
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Bright Focus Fabrics 10- 24 09
Saturday in Spring Valley, all is so quiet, I'll take myself on a shop hop. That is where quilters go from one quilt shop to the next looking at the fabrics that is offered by the shops.
Sleep Night Hollow in North county San Diego had this Fabric. This is bright. It is really going out of the box for me.
However there are so many colors in the fabric, I can go wild.... I am trying wild for a change.
It is Susie Robbins Bejeweled for PSB Fabrics.
I have been on a UFO train, to finish projects, but this is just so out there I just had to try a one yard cut.
I love Saturday and Sunday, it is so quiet in my Area, I can really just enjoy it. Spring Valley is usually loud.
The windows are getting washed, the grass is cut, the trash is empty. Time to go up to the studio.
If you have any idea for what should be done with the wild fabric jujst drop a line.
Nancy
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sunday Oct 18, 2009
It is 6:30 am here in Spring Valley, Ca. and as i look out my windows and across the street it is so foggy I can not even see the yard across the street. did I get transported to some other place over night as I slept?
Yesterday I got a hold bunch done around the house. Being a single person with a large home there never is a end to the chores to be done. I could have 10 of me and still have things I need to do and places to go. In the future we will all have robots to help us.
I have been thinking of hiring 20 quilters to sew up all my stash... would that not be great.
I need to win the lottery first. That is not going to happen.
Often times I have to remind myself not to complain as I am so much better off that a lot of the other people in the world. Even friends that I know. We must be grateful for our blessings.
Well out in the front yard the black birds are making a bunch of noise, so I better go see what is going on.
Have a great day.
Nancy
Yesterday I got a hold bunch done around the house. Being a single person with a large home there never is a end to the chores to be done. I could have 10 of me and still have things I need to do and places to go. In the future we will all have robots to help us.
I have been thinking of hiring 20 quilters to sew up all my stash... would that not be great.
I need to win the lottery first. That is not going to happen.
Often times I have to remind myself not to complain as I am so much better off that a lot of the other people in the world. Even friends that I know. We must be grateful for our blessings.
Well out in the front yard the black birds are making a bunch of noise, so I better go see what is going on.
Have a great day.
Nancy
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Monday Sept 14, 2009
Hi,
I have been on a mission to finish all my UFO'S as you already know. However, this weekend I went to a quilt shop, and since I want to finish UFO'S I have told myself no more fabric. I know quilters are addicted to fabric, i know some, not me quilters steal from quits shops. It is part of the fabric addition. Well anyway I did not, did not buy one piece of fabric, no thread, nothing, just looked. Wednesday night is the start of the San Diego Quilt show. I am not taking any credit cards with me. I just want to go look at quilts. This is the second year in a row that i have not put a single item in the quilt show. One year I put in 13 quilts. That was because the called me and said they did not have enough quilt to hang, then on the last day they got too many.
I have been swimming everyday at the Joan Kroc center in San diego, However this morning I over sleep. So not that it is 10:00 I have to get busy with other things. I'll try to go later and see if that works out.
I have one UFO on the design wall which is at a stand still. I really need to get in there today and take a look at it and finish.
Many many acts of love, and kindness, for they set the soul of fire and make it gentle.
Have a great day. Go sew.
Nancy
I have been on a mission to finish all my UFO'S as you already know. However, this weekend I went to a quilt shop, and since I want to finish UFO'S I have told myself no more fabric. I know quilters are addicted to fabric, i know some, not me quilters steal from quits shops. It is part of the fabric addition. Well anyway I did not, did not buy one piece of fabric, no thread, nothing, just looked. Wednesday night is the start of the San Diego Quilt show. I am not taking any credit cards with me. I just want to go look at quilts. This is the second year in a row that i have not put a single item in the quilt show. One year I put in 13 quilts. That was because the called me and said they did not have enough quilt to hang, then on the last day they got too many.
I have been swimming everyday at the Joan Kroc center in San diego, However this morning I over sleep. So not that it is 10:00 I have to get busy with other things. I'll try to go later and see if that works out.
I have one UFO on the design wall which is at a stand still. I really need to get in there today and take a look at it and finish.
Many many acts of love, and kindness, for they set the soul of fire and make it gentle.
Have a great day. Go sew.
Nancy
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sept 7, 2009 Labor Day
Hi, I am still around, but have been extremely busy with everything. I started working on cleaning my side yard, one day when it was overcast and not so hot. That laste about a week (5 Days). however as all good things come to an end, so did the overcast and then it was back to over 100 degrees in Spring Valley. I am about 15- 20 miles in from the coast of San Diego, so it gets hot out here. When it got so hot we started taking everything out of my kitchen and cleaning it, that was good for a few days until we found a ant nest under the kitchen cabinets and had to wait for the pest control to come and take care of it. So I had beed doing things around the house to stay cool.
Then I made a mistake that I had said many years ago I would never do again. I loaned a "Friend" some money..... Big, Big mistake, that started a 2 week war, he understood, I do not know how, that instead of paying me back in money I would let him come over and work it off...... NO!...but in the end to keep peace I had to go with that. Sometimes I think it would actually be better to live on a island all by myself and take my quilting material and just go quilt and sew and garden and play with my pets and be happy.
Today Monday Labor Day I am having friends, other friends over to dinner, everyone is bringing something so I do not have to cook all, and promises to be fun.
Oh I forgot I started swimming again to relieve the stress from the argument about the money.
After I started swimming 2 of my girlfriends joined in so that is one nice thing.
I have to go get the patio cleaned up before it gets to hot.For the BBQ, I made shreaded pork.... uhm good.
I'll be back again. sooner that later I hope.
Nancy
Then I made a mistake that I had said many years ago I would never do again. I loaned a "Friend" some money..... Big, Big mistake, that started a 2 week war, he understood, I do not know how, that instead of paying me back in money I would let him come over and work it off...... NO!...but in the end to keep peace I had to go with that. Sometimes I think it would actually be better to live on a island all by myself and take my quilting material and just go quilt and sew and garden and play with my pets and be happy.
Today Monday Labor Day I am having friends, other friends over to dinner, everyone is bringing something so I do not have to cook all, and promises to be fun.
Oh I forgot I started swimming again to relieve the stress from the argument about the money.
After I started swimming 2 of my girlfriends joined in so that is one nice thing.
I have to go get the patio cleaned up before it gets to hot.For the BBQ, I made shreaded pork.... uhm good.
I'll be back again. sooner that later I hope.
Nancy
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Saturday August 15, 2009 No sewing machine
Hi,
This has been a real month for breaking sewing machines. First the Pfaff machine broke, so I got out an old Viking machine, it was doing fine and then it just stopped working. Feather weight next, it will not sew. So today on Saturday I have to go to Centeral Sewing in El Cajon with all the machines and see if they can fix one of them. I really do not want to buy a new machine, but after 10 years I guess I am forced to do that. The thing is I have the first Singer machine I ever got when I was in my 20's and it still works. It did not have any computer parts in it and it still works fine, 42 years later. I made prm dresses on that machine, I made cloths for my niece on that machine. I re covered chairs with that machine, made curtains, and hundreds of other things and it never broke.... these computer machines I think are programed to brake after so much use.
My sister told me to just sell all my fabric and go on a trip. That surely would save me alot of money, becuase without a machine, i would not spend money on fabric.
Paris is always nice at this time of year, the students are heading home for classes and things are settling down. I would get a friend to come stay in my home with my pets, and take care of them.
Well lots to think about.
I think i'll go to the beauty shop today and ponder what to do next.
Have a great day.
Nancy
This has been a real month for breaking sewing machines. First the Pfaff machine broke, so I got out an old Viking machine, it was doing fine and then it just stopped working. Feather weight next, it will not sew. So today on Saturday I have to go to Centeral Sewing in El Cajon with all the machines and see if they can fix one of them. I really do not want to buy a new machine, but after 10 years I guess I am forced to do that. The thing is I have the first Singer machine I ever got when I was in my 20's and it still works. It did not have any computer parts in it and it still works fine, 42 years later. I made prm dresses on that machine, I made cloths for my niece on that machine. I re covered chairs with that machine, made curtains, and hundreds of other things and it never broke.... these computer machines I think are programed to brake after so much use.
My sister told me to just sell all my fabric and go on a trip. That surely would save me alot of money, becuase without a machine, i would not spend money on fabric.
Paris is always nice at this time of year, the students are heading home for classes and things are settling down. I would get a friend to come stay in my home with my pets, and take care of them.
Well lots to think about.
I think i'll go to the beauty shop today and ponder what to do next.
Have a great day.
Nancy
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday august 3, 2009. 2 Miracles in one week end
This week end was extremely busy. It started with my friend calling me and telling me Doreens husbands, brothers brain cancer simply disappeared after some friends prayed over him. The New York doctors are spinning their heads. They do not know what to say. Jim, that is Doreens husband was called and told now would be a good time to come to New York if he wanted to see his brother again. Jim got there and some friends came to pray over the brother, the next morning the doctors did a "Final Brain scan", and the tumor was gone. No one can believe it..... The doctors showed jim the brain scans that they have been doing and there is the tumor bright as day, but the next morning after everyone prayed over him it is gone, the brain again looks healthy.
If that was not enough to kurl your socks, I have been trying for months to get a good used washing machine for a friend, who lives in Mexico. I see them all the time on Craig's list but never am I the first person to call. This week end I called on a nice looking washing machine, but as usual no luck, so I went about my Sunday. I was coming out of the store with cat food and the phone rang and it was the person I called about the washing machine. She said come get it.
When I got there they gave me a whole bunch of other stuff to send down to Mexico to the church. I AM BLESSED...Wait there is more. Well I guess I'll stop there for now.
Quilting..........I did not do a single bit of sewing this weekend. I was so busy.... Saturday was bust.
OH>>>>>>>>>>Wait. Did I tell you about the claw foot bathtub we fixed up in the garage...?
I do not have a deep bath tub in my home,..........only one of those shallow set in ones that is not like a bath tub at all. I had an old claw foot bath tub in the yard. My friend suggested that we put it in the garage....No one can see into the garage.... and clean it up, which is what I did.
I used a hose from the hot water heater to fill it up with water.......
A Woman needs a Bath Tub...................ITS THE LAW!... That was Friday afternoon, I have taken a bath everyday.. And one of my friends has come over and used my clean bath tub too.
Friday night I sleep like a baby...........the warm water is extremely relaxing.... It was wonderful.
Well it is Monday and I have to get back to working at managing apartments. so i am off to work.
Have a great Monday
Nancy
If that was not enough to kurl your socks, I have been trying for months to get a good used washing machine for a friend, who lives in Mexico. I see them all the time on Craig's list but never am I the first person to call. This week end I called on a nice looking washing machine, but as usual no luck, so I went about my Sunday. I was coming out of the store with cat food and the phone rang and it was the person I called about the washing machine. She said come get it.
When I got there they gave me a whole bunch of other stuff to send down to Mexico to the church. I AM BLESSED...Wait there is more. Well I guess I'll stop there for now.
Quilting..........I did not do a single bit of sewing this weekend. I was so busy.... Saturday was bust.
OH>>>>>>>>>>Wait. Did I tell you about the claw foot bathtub we fixed up in the garage...?
I do not have a deep bath tub in my home,..........only one of those shallow set in ones that is not like a bath tub at all. I had an old claw foot bath tub in the yard. My friend suggested that we put it in the garage....No one can see into the garage.... and clean it up, which is what I did.
I used a hose from the hot water heater to fill it up with water.......
A Woman needs a Bath Tub...................ITS THE LAW!... That was Friday afternoon, I have taken a bath everyday.. And one of my friends has come over and used my clean bath tub too.
Friday night I sleep like a baby...........the warm water is extremely relaxing.... It was wonderful.
Well it is Monday and I have to get back to working at managing apartments. so i am off to work.
Have a great Monday
Nancy
Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday July 31,2009
What to blog about, that is the question. I do not chickens, so that is out. I have 5 foster cats, that have decided to stay, so they are not foster cats any longer. I have not have bought anything off eBay for a long time so cannot blog about that, and have not been anywhere for a few months, so I cannot blog about the wonderful expensive hotel I will be going to so that I can relax with my husband, because I do not have a husband or boyfriend for that matter.
Quilting blogs used to be about what you are quilting, but that has fallen to the way side to let the quilters talk or tweet about their personal lives. Our life's here in America are so wonderful compared to other places, we should be kissing the ground and saying thank you God.
The Bible tells us not to Lust after our neighbors things, but all the way from the very poorest to the very richest person in America, I hear everyone complaining about their problems. "I wish I had", Give me what you have", If I had her...... I would..." she is so lucky". Luck has nothing to do with it. One person works hard to achieve their goals, and the next does not. End of the STORY!
One person saves for the future and the next does not. The person who does not save comes to the day when he or she says if only I would of not.......................
Negitive...............ism... Can we all try for a little positive......ism?
Nancy
Quilting blogs used to be about what you are quilting, but that has fallen to the way side to let the quilters talk or tweet about their personal lives. Our life's here in America are so wonderful compared to other places, we should be kissing the ground and saying thank you God.
The Bible tells us not to Lust after our neighbors things, but all the way from the very poorest to the very richest person in America, I hear everyone complaining about their problems. "I wish I had", Give me what you have", If I had her...... I would..." she is so lucky". Luck has nothing to do with it. One person works hard to achieve their goals, and the next does not. End of the STORY!
One person saves for the future and the next does not. The person who does not save comes to the day when he or she says if only I would of not.......................
Negitive...............ism... Can we all try for a little positive......ism?
Nancy
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday July 29, 2009
I have spent my entire week working on rentals, I know, I know... I am lucky to have rentals to supplement my income, and infact I am very lucky. However a universal problem is tenants reck the rentals. I am sure if the homes were theirs, they would take better care of things. So I and all all landlords are always cleaning up after our tenants.
Ever have a friend who only calls when they need something? I one of those.. or two for that matter... This is my day to wine...........complain..........I have friends I'll call them that, but only comes by when I have something for them, or they want something.... Lately I have just gotten feed up with those people, ...I have just not been home for them to drop by... Do I tell all my other older friends I got fed up. ....Do not be fast to judge on the other hand.... so...........
My dog ginger thinks she is a cat, and follows the cats around the yard like she is one of them.. It is too funny.....
Well enough winning today.
I just stopped at Albertons market, In the meat department they have meat that is marked for Quick sale. It is meat that would be fine to take home and put into your freezer and cook later, but it cannot stay on the racks there so they mark it down. I really made a rack up today....
Hit the Jackpot today.... for $21.14 cents I got enough meat to last for a month, and then some
more. I put it into the freezer and will defrost it when I want it. What a deal..!!!!!!! Thanks Albertersons.
Nancy
Ever have a friend who only calls when they need something? I one of those.. or two for that matter... This is my day to wine...........complain..........I have friends I'll call them that, but only comes by when I have something for them, or they want something.... Lately I have just gotten feed up with those people, ...I have just not been home for them to drop by... Do I tell all my other older friends I got fed up. ....Do not be fast to judge on the other hand.... so...........
My dog ginger thinks she is a cat, and follows the cats around the yard like she is one of them.. It is too funny.....
Well enough winning today.
I just stopped at Albertons market, In the meat department they have meat that is marked for Quick sale. It is meat that would be fine to take home and put into your freezer and cook later, but it cannot stay on the racks there so they mark it down. I really made a rack up today....
Hit the Jackpot today.... for $21.14 cents I got enough meat to last for a month, and then some
more. I put it into the freezer and will defrost it when I want it. What a deal..!!!!!!! Thanks Albertersons.
Nancy
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Saturday and the TAX Man
Does anyone else have to pay quarterly taxes? I get very upset always have when I heard what my money goes for. Well I guess that is the price of being white in America.... I am free to do pretty much what ever I want to and then I have to pay. Sometime I feel like it like it may be better to be poor in America. Then I could just get all the free handouts.
Well Better cheer up or I may want to CRY!!!!!..........................
I did not get much sewing done this week but now the week end is here and I am off to a hot start!
I still am cleaning my sewing room and have found a bunch of UFO'S so I am finishing those off.
I have been looking for a 10 foot classic Gammill quilting machine, but the small ones are hard to find. All the machines are 12 feet long or 14 feet long. The room I have to it in will only hold a 10 foot machine.
I have always said do not tell a lie, becuase it always comes back to you, as it will.
I have a friend who has not been telling the truth all week and now it has come back to haunt.
I know it was not the truth, so I am just going to wait and see what happens...
Have a great week end... share yourself with your friends.
Nancy
Well Better cheer up or I may want to CRY!!!!!..........................
I did not get much sewing done this week but now the week end is here and I am off to a hot start!
I still am cleaning my sewing room and have found a bunch of UFO'S so I am finishing those off.
I have been looking for a 10 foot classic Gammill quilting machine, but the small ones are hard to find. All the machines are 12 feet long or 14 feet long. The room I have to it in will only hold a 10 foot machine.
I have always said do not tell a lie, becuase it always comes back to you, as it will.
I have a friend who has not been telling the truth all week and now it has come back to haunt.
I know it was not the truth, so I am just going to wait and see what happens...
Have a great week end... share yourself with your friends.
Nancy
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Thursday July 2, 2009,
Yesterday I got another lesson in hiring people to work on the apartments. I hired a friends son, usually a total NO, NO, which it turned out to be again. On the phone he agreed to work for $15.00 hour, I should of written it down and had him sign it... in the end he said "Oh I only work by the job... At the end of less than 3 hours he wanted $80.00 dollars which equals== $26.00 an hour.
AND he thinks he is coming back again today to finish something which should of been done the first day. I know times are hard, but.... no more.
In my days of doing a job, I agreed on a wage and stuck to it. These young people want everything handed to them...............and THINK that they deserve it. I went to college, got a degree and worked at my profession for 40 years without many problems.
So today I go finish the work that I already paid for and should of been done yesterday.
I did not get a single stitch sewn, not a single floor in the house cleaned, but today is another god given beautiful day and so I'll start fresh.
Coffee is made and it tastes great, the sunrise was wonderful and very colorful so I'll just start over.
The long beach Quilt show starts tomorrow, I think I'll drive up for one day on friday.
Have a great day.
Nancy
AND he thinks he is coming back again today to finish something which should of been done the first day. I know times are hard, but.... no more.
In my days of doing a job, I agreed on a wage and stuck to it. These young people want everything handed to them...............and THINK that they deserve it. I went to college, got a degree and worked at my profession for 40 years without many problems.
So today I go finish the work that I already paid for and should of been done yesterday.
I did not get a single stitch sewn, not a single floor in the house cleaned, but today is another god given beautiful day and so I'll start fresh.
Coffee is made and it tastes great, the sunrise was wonderful and very colorful so I'll just start over.
The long beach Quilt show starts tomorrow, I think I'll drive up for one day on friday.
Have a great day.
Nancy
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sunday quilt Run
Sunday after church I went on a 2 store Quilt Run.... First to Memory Lane Quilt shop and saw this great flower quilt that I just had to have. So I bought some of the material, and came home and started cutting and sewing. I needed another project like ............................well you know.
But Nothing like have 45 projects going at one time. The new project is called "Natural Splendor" by Cynthia Coulier. It will look different when I get done, because I will add embroidery designs into the quilt pattern as I always like to change things a little so they look different,
Later in the afternoon I went out into the yard to water and found some cantaloupes growing in in the compost pile and so I have about 5 large ones almost ready to eat. What joy.
Life in the retirement world is different from what I always dreamed. Today I get to go over and fix a shower enclosure. The apartment building is great fun always, never know when there will be a problem. I know it is best not to wine, boo hooo, I am lucky to have what I have.
Well it is almost 8:00 am and I to get running so I can go be an an apartment manager and fix, fix fix. Hopefully this afternoon I can come home and sew..... then tonight at 5:3o i'll be off to Canyon Quilters meeting, where I am the new Membership person.
Have a great day.
But Nothing like have 45 projects going at one time. The new project is called "Natural Splendor" by Cynthia Coulier. It will look different when I get done, because I will add embroidery designs into the quilt pattern as I always like to change things a little so they look different,
Later in the afternoon I went out into the yard to water and found some cantaloupes growing in in the compost pile and so I have about 5 large ones almost ready to eat. What joy.
Life in the retirement world is different from what I always dreamed. Today I get to go over and fix a shower enclosure. The apartment building is great fun always, never know when there will be a problem. I know it is best not to wine, boo hooo, I am lucky to have what I have.
Well it is almost 8:00 am and I to get running so I can go be an an apartment manager and fix, fix fix. Hopefully this afternoon I can come home and sew..... then tonight at 5:3o i'll be off to Canyon Quilters meeting, where I am the new Membership person.
Have a great day.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunday July 19.2009
I woke up this morning and through I would go shopping after church today.........At 1:00pm....Wait it be really hot and the animals will be home in the house and they will want out to go explore.. So I better come home. Guess..... I'll just get ready for Monday.. It is 8:00 am and already hot.... hot.... hot.... hot.... hot.... hot.... hot.... hot.... hot.... hot...., well hot and humid.
Can not go to the beach, over the line it at the beach, cannot go to the Balboa Park. The gay Pride parade is there, So Guess I'll just stay home and sew... OH whoopie another holy day of quilting by myself...I like those the best, just stay home and relax....
I have to go to Wallie Mart for dog food..... guess I'll do that before church.....
I did not get any new fabric this week, but I was thinking about it.
Comic Con will be downtown, San Diego has been invaded. It is always crowed on the week ends.
Well better get dressed for the day. If you think of anything to do where there are not 5 million people in San Diego, let me know, The week ends are better off staying put, I guess.
Nancy
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Can not go to the beach, over the line it at the beach, cannot go to the Balboa Park. The gay Pride parade is there, So Guess I'll just stay home and sew... OH whoopie another holy day of quilting by myself...I like those the best, just stay home and relax....
I have to go to Wallie Mart for dog food..... guess I'll do that before church.....
I did not get any new fabric this week, but I was thinking about it.
Comic Con will be downtown, San Diego has been invaded. It is always crowed on the week ends.
Well better get dressed for the day. If you think of anything to do where there are not 5 million people in San Diego, let me know, The week ends are better off staying put, I guess.
Nancy
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